Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 - SECT 40

Staff

40. Staff



(1) On the commencement day the person who holds the office of the Director of
Gas Safety under the Gas Safety Act 1997 immediately before that day is deemed
to be an employee of Energy Safe Victoria, with the same accrued and accruing
entitlements as applied to that person immediately before that day as the
Director of Gas Safety and on the terms and conditions determined by the
Minister, unless that person is appointed as the Director of Energy Safety
under Part 2 with effect from that day.

(2) On the commencement day any person who was an employee of OGS immediately
before that day is deemed to be an employee of Energy Safe Victoria on the
same terms and conditions and with the same accrued and accruing entitlements
as applied to that person immediately before that day as an employee of OGS.

(3) If subsection (2) applies to a person-

   (a)  the service of the person as an employee with Energy Safe Victoria is
        to be regarded for all purposes as having been continuous with the
        service of the employee with OGS; and

   (b)  the person is not entitled to receive any payment or other benefit by
        reason only of having ceased to be an employee of OGS.

(4) Nothing in this section prevents an employee of OGS from resigning or
being dismissed at any time after the commencement day in accordance with the
terms and conditions of his or her employment.